#$%^&*AU2014216003B220170817.pdf#####ABSTRACT It is an object of the invention to provide an absorbent article having a gelatinous composition coated 5 on a surface sheet, the absorbent article having an excellent dryness property on the surface and an excellent liquid permeation property in the thickness direction, while also maintaining the bonded state between the surface sheet and core wrap sheet and having 10 an excellent absorption property. The absorbent article (1) of the invention has an absorbent body (4) comprising an absorbent core (41) and a core wrap sheet (42) enclosing the absorbent core (41), and a surface sheet (2) located above the skin side surface of the absorbent 15 body (4) and bonded with the core wrap sheet (42) by an adhesive, wherein the surface sheet (2) is intermittently coated on the skin side surface of the surface sheet with a hydrophobic gelatinous composition that can maintain a gel state at 38*C.
